Enlarge / White Home COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha speaks alongside White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre throughout the each day press briefing on the White Home on June 02, 2022 in Washington, DC. (credit score: Getty | Kevin Dietsch)
COVID-19 vaccination for youngsters ages 6 months to beneath 5 years—the one age group but to be eligible for vaccination—is predicted to get underway on June 21, White Home COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha stated in a press briefing Thursday.
The Meals and Drug Administration is now reviewing knowledge from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech on their respective vaccines for the younger age group. The company will convene its panel of unbiased professional advisors to evaluation the info on June 15 and vote on whether or not the vaccines must be granted emergency use authorization.
If the panel votes in favor of authorization, the FDA will possible grant authorization rapidly. As soon as that occurs, shipments of federal provides of the vaccines will start going out to states for distribution. However, earlier than they will go into little arms, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention might want to have its personal advisory committee assembly to evaluation the info and vote on a advice. And for the ultimate step, the CDC Director Rochelle Walensky might want to endorse the advice.
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